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ALTERNATIVE FUNDING FOR GAME DEVS
GDC SAN FRANCISCO - FEB 2015
PollenVC - GDC San Francisco 2015 2
THE REALITY IS THAT
YOU NEED TO SUPPORT
YOUR GAME LAUNCH
WITH PAID UA
Everyone knows the stories about a few games that just go viral with
no promotion. For the 99.9% of all other games and apps launched,
itโ€™s necessary to spend to acquire users.
3
THE FUNDING GAPโ€ฆ
LAUNCH
Youโ€™re earning money from day 1
This is your money
trapped in the payment system
Apple Releases
your cash
PollenVC - GDC San Francisco 2015
PollenVC - GDC San Francisco 2015
5
HOW DEVS FUND USER ACQUISITION
Venture Capital
Using equity financing from
yourVC is expensive and
dilutive (and they donโ€™t like
itโ€ฆ)
Publisher
The developer canโ€™t afford
to fund UA on their own so
they look for a publisher
and give up a rev share.
Credit Card
High growth or long tail
developers donโ€™t meet the
credit parameters for ad
networks, so relegated to
pre-paying. Doesnโ€™t work in
high growth scenarios.
Errโ€ฆ Not at allโ€ฆ
So many times, the funding
gap means that great apps
and games never see the
limelight as devs cannot
afford to promote
effectively.
PollenVC - GDC San Francisco 2015
6
MONETISATION ACQUISITION SUCCESS
SUCCESS FORMULA
PollenVC - GDC San Francisco 2015
7
Itโ€™s not just the cash,
itโ€™s what you can
do with it.
7
REINVEST DIRECTLY
INTO PROMOTION
ACQUIRE MORE USERS
ACCESS FUNDING BASED
ON DAILY SALES
PollenVC - GDC San Francisco 2015
8
TYPICAL LAUNCH SCENARIO
DOWNLOADS
LAUNCH
Downloads
PollenVC - GDC San Francisco 2015
9
TYPICAL LAUNCH SCENARIO
LAUNCH
REVENUE
Revenue
PollenVC - GDC San Francisco 2015
10
TYPICAL LAUNCH SCENARIO
LAUNCH
Fail to get
credit with
ad networks
Canโ€™t
reinvest to
acq more
users
You get
paid by
Apple
DOWNLOADS REVENUE
Revenue/Downloads
PollenVC - GDC San Francisco 2015
11
LOWER YOUR EFFECTIVE CPI
BY REINVESTING WHEN
YOU ARE RIDING HIGHโ€ฆ
PollenVC - GDC San Francisco 2015
12
YOUR GAME
FUNDS ITS OWN UA
PollenVC - GDC San Francisco 2015
THANK YOU
@martinmacmillan

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Alternative Funding for Game Developers

  • 1. ALTERNATIVE FUNDING FOR GAME DEVS GDC SAN FRANCISCO - FEB 2015
  • 2. PollenVC - GDC San Francisco 2015 2 THE REALITY IS THAT YOU NEED TO SUPPORT YOUR GAME LAUNCH WITH PAID UA Everyone knows the stories about a few games that just go viral with no promotion. For the 99.9% of all other games and apps launched, itโ€™s necessary to spend to acquire users.
  • 3. 3 THE FUNDING GAPโ€ฆ LAUNCH Youโ€™re earning money from day 1 This is your money trapped in the payment system Apple Releases your cash PollenVC - GDC San Francisco 2015
  • 4. PollenVC - GDC San Francisco 2015
  • 5. 5 HOW DEVS FUND USER ACQUISITION Venture Capital Using equity financing from yourVC is expensive and dilutive (and they donโ€™t like itโ€ฆ) Publisher The developer canโ€™t afford to fund UA on their own so they look for a publisher and give up a rev share. Credit Card High growth or long tail developers donโ€™t meet the credit parameters for ad networks, so relegated to pre-paying. Doesnโ€™t work in high growth scenarios. Errโ€ฆ Not at allโ€ฆ So many times, the funding gap means that great apps and games never see the limelight as devs cannot afford to promote effectively. PollenVC - GDC San Francisco 2015
  • 6. 6 MONETISATION ACQUISITION SUCCESS SUCCESS FORMULA PollenVC - GDC San Francisco 2015
  • 7. 7 Itโ€™s not just the cash, itโ€™s what you can do with it. 7 REINVEST DIRECTLY INTO PROMOTION ACQUIRE MORE USERS ACCESS FUNDING BASED ON DAILY SALES PollenVC - GDC San Francisco 2015
  • 10. 10 TYPICAL LAUNCH SCENARIO LAUNCH Fail to get credit with ad networks Canโ€™t reinvest to acq more users You get paid by Apple DOWNLOADS REVENUE Revenue/Downloads PollenVC - GDC San Francisco 2015
  • 11. 11 LOWER YOUR EFFECTIVE CPI BY REINVESTING WHEN YOU ARE RIDING HIGHโ€ฆ PollenVC - GDC San Francisco 2015
  • 12. 12 YOUR GAME FUNDS ITS OWN UA PollenVC - GDC San Francisco 2015